The Saint: The Chiseling Chimpanzee (EP5076)

Today's Mystery: Simon Templar becomes involved in a strange murder mystery after meeting a frightened man named Prebble, who believes he may be headed for prison because of a trained chimpanzee named Wenceslaus. When Prebble is murdered and the chimpanzee is subsequently killed, the Saint discovers that the animal may have been involved in the theft of valuable jewels. Simon follows the trail to a group of jewel thieves and must determine who killed Prebble and Wenceslaus—and who has the missing jewels. Original Radio Broadcast Date: December 10, 1950 Originating from Hollywood Starred: Vincent Price as Simon Templar Cast: Maggie Morley as Lola George Nees as Roland Ames Sheldon Leonard as Max Theodor von Eltz as Haig Jack Moyles as Prebble Jerry Hausner as the Monkey Support the show monthly at patreon.greatdetectives.net Patreon Supporter of the Day: Todd, Patreon supporter since July 2025 Support the show on a one-time basis at http://support.greatdetectives.net Mail a donation to: Adam Graham, PO Box 15913, Boise, Idaho 83715 Take the listener survey…http://survey.greatdetectives.net Give us a call 208-991-4783 Become one of our friends on Facebook. Follow us on Instagram at http://instagram.com/greatdetectives Follow us on Twitter@radiodetectives Join us again tomorrow for another detective drama from the Golden Age of Radio.